The leaders of the nations meet together\par with the people of the God of Abraham.\par All of the leaders of all the nations\par belong to God.\par God is over them all!\par
Hebrews 4:9 - Easy To Read Version This shows that the seventh-day rest {\cf2\super [33]} for God’s people is still coming. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So then, there is still awaiting a full and complete Sabbath-rest reserved for the [true] people of God; American Standard Version (1901) There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. Common English Bible So you see that a sabbath rest is left open for God’s people. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, there remains a Sabbath of rest for the people of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version There remaineth therefore a day of rest for the people of God. |
The leaders of the nations meet together\par with the people of the God of Abraham.\par All of the leaders of all the nations\par belong to God.\par God is over them all!\par
At that time, there will be a special person from Jesse’s {\cf2\super [135]} family. This person will be like a flag. This “flag” will show all the nations that they should come together around him. The nations will ask him the things they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.
But peace will come,\par and the people will rest in their\par own beds.\par They will live the way God wants them to.\par
She will give birth to a son. You will name the son Jesus. {\cf2\super [13]} Give him that name because he will save his people from their sins.”
He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure people that belong only to him—people that are always wanting to do good things.
Moses chose not to enjoy the pleasures of sin. Those pleasures end quickly. Instead, Moses chose to suffer bad things with God’s people. Moses did this because he had faith.
So I was angry and made a promise:\par ‘Those people will never enter\par and have my rest. {\cf2\super [18]} ’”\par \i (Psalm 95:7-11)\i0 \par
And we still have that promise God gave those people. That promise is that we can enter and have God’s rest. {\cf2\super [22]} So we should be very careful, so that none of you fail to get that promise.
God rested after he finished his work. So the person who enters and has God’s rest is the person who has finished his work like God did.
Only we people who believe are able to enter and have God’s rest. Like God said,
We know that Joshua {\cf2\super [31]} did not lead the people into the rest {\cf2\super [32]} \{God promised\}. We know this because God spoke later about another day \{for rest\} (“today”).
At one time you were not God’s people. But now you are God’s people. In the past you had never received mercy. But now you have received mercy \{from God\}.
Then I heard a voice from heaven. The voice said, “Write this: From now on, the dead people who were in the Lord when they died are blessed (happy).”
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain. All the old ways are gone.”